Opportunity Overview
Morning Star Academy Vended Meal Provider, Solicitation MSA 002, is an open South Carolina charter-school child nutrition procurement administered by Educational Empowerment for the academy’s School Food Authority.
Scope and Program Requirements
The successful vendor will provide nutritionally balanced school meals for Morning Star Academy’s nonprofit child nutrition program. The school plans to participate in the National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs for its K-8 program, with estimated first-year enrollment of approximately 150 students. The public notice states that the school has no formal kitchen and seeks compliant grab-and-go breakfast meals and precooked hot lunches delivered daily.
Deadline and Value
Proposals are due September 16, 2026 at 4:00 PM. The official SCBO notice does not state a timezone for the proposal deadline, so Atlas does not infer one. No maximum contract value or procurement ceiling is stated in the official notice.
Vendor Eligibility and Contact
Vendors must satisfy the complete solicitation’s child-nutrition, meal-pattern, food-safety, pricing, delivery, insurance, and School Food Authority requirements. Jillian Thornton is the listed contact at jillian@edempowerment.com and 734-778-2264. A virtual preproposal call was scheduled for September 4, 2026 at 11:00 AM EST.
Atlas Analysis
Atlas Opportunity Score: 56/100. This is a legitimate school nutrition procurement serving a new charter-school population, but it requires specialized meal-production and delivery capability.
N9+ Fit Score: 0/100. The Nonagon N9+ remote physical examination platform does not match meal preparation or delivery services.
QC Healthcare Fit: 0/100. No physician staffing or clinical-care services are requested.
Direct-vendor disposition: no Dr. Miltie pursuit absent independently verified school food-service capability.